NCDMV CDL Handbook

Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System

You must notify your employer within two business days if your license is suspended, revoked, or canceled, or if you are disqualified from driving. You must give your employer information on all driving jobs you have held for the past 10 years. You must do this when you apply for a commercial driving job. No one can drive a commercial motor vehicle without a CDL. A court may fine you up to $5,000 or put you in jail for breaking this rule. If you have a hazardous materials endorsement you must notify and surrender your hazardous materials endorsement to the state that issued your CDL within 24 hours of any conviction or indictment in any jurisdiction, civilian or military, for, or found not guilty by reason of insanity of a disqualifying crime listed in 49 CFR 1572.103; who is adjudicated as lacking mental capacity or have been involuntarily committed to a mental institution as specified in 49 CFR 1572.109; or who renounces his or her U. S. citizenship; Your employer may not let you drive a commercial motor vehicle if you have more than one license or if you’re CDL is suspended or revoked. A court may fine the employer up to $5,000 or put him/her in jail for breaking this rule. All states are connected to one computerized system to share information about CDL drivers. The states will check on drivers' accident records to be sure that drivers do not have more than one CDL. You are not allowed to hold a mobile telephone to conduct a voice communication or dial a mobile telephone by pressing more than a single button when driving.

You are not allowed to send or read text messages while driving.

You must be properly restrained by a safety belt at all times while operating a commercial motor vehicle. The safety belt design holds the driver securely behind the wheel during a crash, helping the driver to control the vehicle and reduces the chance of serious injury or death. If you do not wear a safety belt, you are four times more likely to be fatally injured if you are thrown from the vehicle.

1.5 - CDL Requirements for Obtaining a Commercial A, B or C

Age : Must be 21, however, at age 18 a client may obtain a CDL but they would not be eligible for the Hazardous Materials Endorsement and they will be restricted to drive inside North Carolina only (Restriction K, Intrastate Only).

Residence: Must be a resident of North Carolina.

Physical Qualifications and Evaluations by an Exemption Review Officer

A client is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle if that person:

1. Has no loss of a foot, a leg, a hand, or an arm, or has been granted a skills performance evaluation certificate pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Part 391.49. 2. Has no impairment of: I. A hand or finger which interferes with prehension or power grasping; or II. An arm, foot, or leg which interferes with the ability to perform normal tasks associated with operating a commercial motor vehicle; or any other significant limb defect or limitation which interferes with the ability to perform normal tasks associated with operating a commercial motor vehicle; or has been granted a skills performance evaluation certificate pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Part 391.49.

3. Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus currently requiring insulin for control.

Section 1 - Introduction

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Version: July 2017